Cost of living comparison
Laos is 3.8 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Laos instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN31
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN127
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN152
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN95
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN18
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN21
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN16
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN13
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN257
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN979
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN774
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN309
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN69
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN734
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN209
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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